City Council of Order.

We could all rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.

And to the Republic for which the same as one nation under indivisible.

All right.

Madam City Clerk, if you take the roll call, please.

Yes, Mayor Potem.

All members of City Council are present this evening, with the exception of Mayor Fleming, who is absent and excused.

Great.

So next up is public appearances, and if there's no objections, I'd like to move the uh oath of the office of discharge for Officer Hudson up to number one, if that's all right.

And then we're gonna have um Lynette Oliver from the Valdez Alleged Adventure Alliance.

I think talk uh gives it update on the bike bash after the UAF T3 update if that works for everybody.

All right.

Officer Hudson, you come forward.

I would have you go to the mic here and read your vote of ethics if I'm first there on there you go.

As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve all people, safeguard lives and property, to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder, and to respect the constitutional rights of all people to liberty, equality, and justice.

Uh officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities, or friendships to influence my decisions with no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals.

Malice or will, never employing unnecessary force or violence, and never accepting gratuities.

I will recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service.

I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession, law enforcement.

Okay, so this was a little bit easier, all I can have to say is I do.

Okay, can we have you raise your right hand as a sign of oath, please?

Do you, Chase Hudson, solemnly swear or affirm that you will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alaska against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that you will take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will faithfully discharge the duties upon which you are about to enter?

I do.

And do you further swear that you will not advocate or are nor have ever been a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overflow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence, and that during such time as you are member of any organization for civil defense within the state of Alaska, you will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overflow overflow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence.

Thank you, Officer Hudson, for your service to our community.

Appreciate it.

All right, thank you.

All right.

Next up on our public appearances, we have Copper Valley Electric Association.

I believe Morgan and Barry are going to be coming up.

Let's come on up.

Hey, well, good evening, City Council.

My name is Morgan Melton, and I am the Chief Communications Officer over at Copper Valley Electric.

So we're here for two things.

The first is to give a formal invitation to our annual meeting.

And then the second is to introduce our new chief operating officer Barry Jackman.

So Barry recently took over for Wayne McKinsey and is based out of our Valdez office.

And before I jump into annual meeting details, I want to give Barry a chance to introduce himself and share a little about his background coming to C VEA.

We're super glad to have him on our team.

Thanks, Morgan.

We say new, but I've actually been here for over seven months now.

And I've been very busy learning.

My wife and kids are still in Kenai.

I'm a lifelong Alaska resident.

I was born and raised in Kenai.

Lived there my whole life.

I spent the night last 19 years working for Homer Electric Association.

And this was the opportunity came up, and uh we came here for a visit and the interview, and just my wife fell in love with the place.

So they're not here yet.

I'm in the middle of purchasing a house.

They will be moving here on June 1st.

I have three boys, uh, all of them in two of them in high school, one of them in junior high.

So two of them will be coming here.

My senior is gonna stay in in Kenai and play soccer for Kenai for his last year.

So it'll be a little difficult, but we're looking forward to it.

I'm looking forward to be more involved in the in the city council and uh with the city.

I've spent a lot of time traveling back and forth and haven't had the opportunity in the last seven months, but I do uh hope to be more involved in the near future.

Thanks.

Yep.

That'd be great.